From Charles-Sligh at utc.edu Tue Mar 16 07:00:26 2010 From: Charles-Sligh at utc.edu (Charles Sligh) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:26 -0400 Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased Message-ID: <4B9F8EFA.20309@utc.edu> This news just announced. This sale is a major victory for keeping Miller's collection of manuscripts and personal artifacts all in one place. > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale > PBA sells Henry Miller collection in private-treaty sale > Written by Auction House PR > Tuesday, 16 March 2010 07:15 > > SAN FRANCISCO - In an announcement made yesterday, March 15, > PBA Galleries confirmed that a major American research > institution has purchased via private treaty the rare and > extensive collection of Henry Miller items that were to be > auctioned on March 18, 2010 as part of the Library of Roger > Wagner. The collection of important manuscripts, letters, and > archival material by the acclaimed American novelist and > members of his circle includes the typed manuscript for the > first draft of Tropic of Capricorn and Henry Miller's Paris > notebooks. "The literary significance of these extraordinary > notebooks can hardly be overstated," a press release from PBA > Galleries states. "They capture the thoughts and reflections > of Miller during his time of greatest creativity, and provide > the basis for the works which were to make him famous." The > material in the collection is from Miller?s personal archives. > In addition to his own manuscripts and letters, there are > letters from his many friends and literary associates, > including Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell, Erica Jong and others. > > Roger Wagner commented, "I'm happy to know that this important > archive will stay together and be accessible to the scholars > and fans of Henry Miller." > > Read more: > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale#ixzz0iLb7Bg5U http://www.pbagalleries.com/ -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** From godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu Tue Mar 16 08:19:39 2010 From: godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu (Godshalk, William (godshawl)) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:19:39 -0400 Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased In-Reply-To: <4B9F8EFA.20309@utc.edu> References: <4B9F8EFA.20309@utc.edu> Message-ID: <94B18F18BF859846A11A82A6166B6C4201BBB6C63934@UCMAILBE2.ad.uc.edu> Do you think, perhaps, Texas? Or Ohio State U? W. L. Godshalk * Department of English * * University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * OH 45221-0069 * * ________________________________________ From: ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of Charles Sligh [Charles-Sligh at utc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:00 AM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased This news just announced. This sale is a major victory for keeping Miller's collection of manuscripts and personal artifacts all in one place. > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale > PBA sells Henry Miller collection in private-treaty sale > Written by Auction House PR > Tuesday, 16 March 2010 07:15 > > SAN FRANCISCO - In an announcement made yesterday, March 15, > PBA Galleries confirmed that a major American research > institution has purchased via private treaty the rare and > extensive collection of Henry Miller items that were to be > auctioned on March 18, 2010 as part of the Library of Roger > Wagner. The collection of important manuscripts, letters, and > archival material by the acclaimed American novelist and > members of his circle includes the typed manuscript for the > first draft of Tropic of Capricorn and Henry Miller's Paris > notebooks. "The literary significance of these extraordinary > notebooks can hardly be overstated," a press release from PBA > Galleries states. "They capture the thoughts and reflections > of Miller during his time of greatest creativity, and provide > the basis for the works which were to make him famous." The > material in the collection is from Miller?s personal archives. > In addition to his own manuscripts and letters, there are > letters from his many friends and literary associates, > including Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell, Erica Jong and others. > > Roger Wagner commented, "I'm happy to know that this important > archive will stay together and be accessible to the scholars > and fans of Henry Miller." > > Read more: > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale#ixzz0iLb7Bg5U http://www.pbagalleries.com/ -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** _______________________________________________ ILDS mailing list ILDS at lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds From billyapt at hotmail.com Tue Mar 16 09:17:00 2010 From: billyapt at hotmail.com (William Apt) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:17:00 -0500 Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased In-Reply-To: <94B18F18BF859846A11A82A6166B6C4201BBB6C63934@UCMAILBE2.ad.uc.edu> References: <4B9F8EFA.20309@utc.edu>, <94B18F18BF859846A11A82A6166B6C4201BBB6C63934@UCMAILBE2.ad.uc.edu> Message-ID: Greetings all: The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin directs the bulks of its purchasing power to obtain "archives". It would not be surprising that UT is the institution referenced. WILLIAM APT Austin TX > From: godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu > To: Charles-Sligh at utc.edu; ilds at lists.uvic.ca > Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:19:39 -0400 > Subject: Re: [ilds] miller collection purchased > > Do you think, perhaps, Texas? Or Ohio State U? > > > > W. L. Godshalk * > Department of English * * > University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * > OH 45221-0069 * * > ________________________________________ > From: ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of Charles Sligh [Charles-Sligh at utc.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:00 AM > To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca > Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased > > This news just announced. > > This sale is a major victory for keeping Miller's collection of > manuscripts and personal artifacts all in one place. > > > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale > > PBA sells Henry Miller collection in private-treaty sale > > Written by Auction House PR > > Tuesday, 16 March 2010 07:15 > > > > SAN FRANCISCO - In an announcement made yesterday, March 15, > > PBA Galleries confirmed that a major American research > > institution has purchased via private treaty the rare and > > extensive collection of Henry Miller items that were to be > > auctioned on March 18, 2010 as part of the Library of Roger > > Wagner. The collection of important manuscripts, letters, and > > archival material by the acclaimed American novelist and > > members of his circle includes the typed manuscript for the > > first draft of Tropic of Capricorn and Henry Miller's Paris > > notebooks. "The literary significance of these extraordinary > > notebooks can hardly be overstated," a press release from PBA > > Galleries states. "They capture the thoughts and reflections > > of Miller during his time of greatest creativity, and provide > > the basis for the works which were to make him famous." The > > material in the collection is from Miller?s personal archives. > > In addition to his own manuscripts and letters, there are > > letters from his many friends and literary associates, > > including Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell, Erica Jong and others. > > > > Roger Wagner commented, "I'm happy to know that this important > > archive will stay together and be accessible to the scholars > > and fans of Henry Miller." > > > > Read more: > > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale#ixzz0iLb7Bg5U > > > http://www.pbagalleries.com/ > > -- > ******************************************** > Charles L. Sligh > Assistant Professor > Department of English > University of Tennessee at Chattanooga > charles-sligh at utc.edu > ******************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.uvic.ca/pipermail/ilds/attachments/20100316/770b40ee/attachment.html From odos.fanourios at gmail.com Tue Mar 16 11:22:24 2010 From: odos.fanourios at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:22:24 -0700 Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased In-Reply-To: References: <4B9F8EFA.20309@utc.edu> <94B18F18BF859846A11A82A6166B6C4201BBB6C63934@UCMAILBE2.ad.uc.edu> Message-ID: <2bfc74101003161122x2a126b85u5ff9140d715dc3ec@mail.gmail.com> UCLA is entirely possible as well. I'd have to guess UCLA, Ohio, or Austin -- who else has the funds and a collection to build on? Austin's the most likely to dig up the cash, I'd think... -J On 16 March 2010 09:17, William Apt wrote: > Greetings all: > > The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin?directs the > bulks of its purchasing power?to obtain?"archives".??It would not?be > surprising?that UT is the institution referenced. > > WILLIAM APT > Austin TX > >> From: godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu >> To: Charles-Sligh at utc.edu; ilds at lists.uvic.ca >> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:19:39 -0400 >> Subject: Re: [ilds] miller collection purchased >> >> Do you think, perhaps, Texas? Or Ohio State U? >> >> >> >> W. L. Godshalk * >> Department of English * * >> University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * >> OH 45221-0069 * * >> ________________________________________ >> From: ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of >> Charles Sligh [Charles-Sligh at utc.edu] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:00 AM >> To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca >> Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased >> >> This news just announced. >> >> This sale is a major victory for keeping Miller's collection of >> manuscripts and personal artifacts all in one place. >> >> > >> > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale >> > PBA sells Henry Miller collection in private-treaty sale >> > Written by Auction House PR >> > Tuesday, 16 March 2010 07:15 >> > >> > SAN FRANCISCO - In an announcement made yesterday, March 15, >> > PBA Galleries confirmed that a major American research >> > institution has purchased via private treaty the rare and >> > extensive collection of Henry Miller items that were to be >> > auctioned on March 18, 2010 as part of the Library of Roger >> > Wagner. The collection of important manuscripts, letters, and >> > archival material by the acclaimed American novelist and >> > members of his circle includes the typed manuscript for the >> > first draft of Tropic of Capricorn and Henry Miller's Paris >> > notebooks. "The literary significance of these extraordinary >> > notebooks can hardly be overstated," a press release from PBA >> > Galleries states. "They capture the thoughts and reflections >> > of Miller during his time of greatest creativity, and provide >> > the basis for the works which were to make him famous." The >> > material in the collection is from Miller?s personal archives. >> > In addition to his own manuscripts and letters, there are >> > letters from his many friends and literary associates, >> > including Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell, Erica Jong and others. >> > >> > Roger Wagner commented, "I'm happy to know that this important >> > archive will stay together and be accessible to the scholars >> > and fans of Henry Miller." >> > >> > Read more: >> > >> > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale#ixzz0iLb7Bg5U >> >> >> http://www.pbagalleries.com/ >> >> -- >> ******************************************** >> Charles L. Sligh >> Assistant Professor >> Department of English >> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga >> charles-sligh at utc.edu >> ******************************************** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ILDS mailing list >> ILDS at lists.uvic.ca >> https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ILDS mailing list >> ILDS at lists.uvic.ca >> https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > > ________________________________ > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > Learn More. > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds > > -- --------------------------------------- James Gifford, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English and University Core Director School of English, Philosophy and Humanities University College: Arts, Sciences, Professional Studies Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver Campus Voice: 604-648-4476 Fax: 604-648-4489 E-mail: gifford at fdu.edu http://alpha.fdu.edu/~jgifford 842 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2P6 Canada From Charles-Sligh at utc.edu Tue Mar 16 12:04:02 2010 From: Charles-Sligh at utc.edu (Charles Sligh) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:04:02 -0400 Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased In-Reply-To: <2bfc74101003161122x2a126b85u5ff9140d715dc3ec@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B9F8EFA.20309@utc.edu> <94B18F18BF859846A11A82A6166B6C4201BBB6C63934@UCMAILBE2.ad.uc.edu> <2bfc74101003161122x2a126b85u5ff9140d715dc3ec@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4B9FD622.5030208@utc.edu> James Gifford wrote: > UCLA is entirely possible as well. I'd have to guess UCLA, Ohio, or > Austin -- who else has the funds and a collection to build on? > Austin's the most likely to dig up the cash, I'd think... > > Not Austin. I just had that confirmed by a reasonably reliable source. C&c. -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** From godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu Tue Mar 16 17:41:09 2010 From: godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu (Godshalk, William (godshawl)) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:41:09 -0400 Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased In-Reply-To: <4B9FD622.5030208@utc.edu> References: <4B9F8EFA.20309@utc.edu> <94B18F18BF859846A11A82A6166B6C4201BBB6C63934@UCMAILBE2.ad.uc.edu> <2bfc74101003161122x2a126b85u5ff9140d715dc3ec@mail.gmail.com>, <4B9FD622.5030208@utc.edu> Message-ID: <94B18F18BF859846A11A82A6166B6C4201BBB6C63946@UCMAILBE2.ad.uc.edu> Have you considered NYPL? W. L. Godshalk * Department of English * * University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder * OH 45221-0069 * * ________________________________________ From: ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of Charles Sligh [Charles-Sligh at utc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:04 PM To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca Subject: Re: [ilds] miller collection purchased James Gifford wrote: > UCLA is entirely possible as well. I'd have to guess UCLA, Ohio, or > Austin -- who else has the funds and a collection to build on? > Austin's the most likely to dig up the cash, I'd think... > > Not Austin. I just had that confirmed by a reasonably reliable source. C&c. -- ******************************************** Charles L. Sligh Assistant Professor Department of English University of Tennessee at Chattanooga charles-sligh at utc.edu ******************************************** _______________________________________________ ILDS mailing list ILDS at lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds